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Actress and director Asia Argento created this mesmerising series of film shorts exclusively for SHOWstudio over the course of October 2006. The vignettes, drawing on an ad-hoc 'video diary' aesthetic but in fact painstakingly directed, intertwine reality with fantasy thanks to a script devised by Emma Forrest that confuses fiction with reality.

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volja19:03 21 Oct 2006Its difficult to watch on this small scale but thanks you for sharing Asia.Vagina dentata.

beyourdog19:10 21 Oct 2006I can't explain why this is so great but it really is amazing,

van19:33 21 Oct 2006cool

harley19:41 21 Oct 2006that has got to be one of the best bits of video diary I have ever seen! I am getting a liitle affraid for you ,you seem to be searching but you don't know what for.Are you searching or running?If you are running then what is your fear.What scares you?

QOELET20:25 21 Oct 2006Hello my only friend the end...:)

rock's an21:19 21 Oct 2006Your drawings make me think of jean dubuffet, with rough art. Do you know this type of art ? I like this conception.

rock's an22:41 21 Oct 2006Do you think that art can be considered as a catharsis ?

Lie22:42 21 Oct 2006This is intense Asia, It is the only one that doesnt strike a cord in me but makes me concerned for you. Dont go to far i hope you can feel settled soon before you decide that distruction is your future option.

2319:42 24 Oct 2006have to agree with shesmokesdiamonds. though i don't think courtney tries to convinve people she's tortured. this is all so depserate. and insincere. it's like a film school project. in this case a vibrator would be a more useful appliance than a camera.

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Actress and director Asia Argento created this mesmerising series of film shorts exclusively for SHOWstudio, presented as a 'video diary' with films uploaded at 12:00, 18:00 or 00:00 GMT each day between 16 and 25 October 2006. These shorts, captured during Argento's London promotion of the feature film Marie Antoinette, draw on DIY reportage aesthetics but are actually painstakingly directed by Argento and Nick Knight.

The films intertwine reality with fantasy, sometimes following a script devised by author Emma Forrest and hence blurring the line between fiction with reality. Interspersed amongst the narrative are films exploring the theme of 'Twenty-three words beginning with 'F',' sparking monologues on everything from fetish to Florence and allowing a tantalising and candid insight into Argento's mind (or perhaps not).

Originally presented as entries on the SHOWstudio blog, the comments made by SHOWstudio users are displayed alongside the films here, forming a narrative in themselves of viewers perceptions of Argento's actions and the suspension of disbelief as they follow the fiction/fact narrative of this unique film series.

Please note: A selection of the original 2006 films have become corrupted and cannot be shown. They are represented by stills and the original viewers' commentary from the SHOWstudio blog.